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Wild Wild West Festival

So I thought I'd kick this off with a few cowpoke bons mots. Like how the cook was called a "belly cheater," cow chips were "prairie pancakes," and whiskey was known as "coffin lacquer"? But then I thought, aw shucks, just get right to it: The Wild Wild West Festival (wildwildwestfestival.com) kicked off in downtown Pueblo yesterday and runs through 6 on Sunday. There will be three tents full of entertainment, American Bucking Bull events, carnival rides, a chili cookoff, Western entertainers and magic shows. And yes, there will be plenty of prairie pancakes. —Mary Jo Meade